Caching mechanism using intervening network caching policies
US7130882B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/289
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Caching mechanisms in which when a request to operate on particular identified network data is detected, the mechanism refers to a set of rules to determine whether to operate on a local copy of the identified network data, and whether to operate on the actual network data over the network. The set of rules are at least partially set by a human such as a user or network administrator, or perhaps by an application. The caching mechanism may optionally even block local read operations until the network data is synchronized with the remote copy of the network data. The mechanism may also block local write operations until synchronization is performed and/or the write operation is performed on the remote copy of the network data.
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